Elvenking seem to have fun in alternating great albums with releases which, without being Lulus, still disappoint a bit. I mean: after the great The Winter Wake came the pretty forgettable The Scythe, and the same happened for Two Tragedy Poets and its successor Red Silent Tides. This should be the turn of the great album, have the Italian folk metallers maintained this trend?

I like everything they've done since The Winter Wake, even the abhorred The Scythe. This one lets you expect something darker than RST. I'm quite enthusiastic about this.

MR19K - 14.09.2012 at 09:05

Hm, I was expecting a bit more in the folkish veins since they generally have been marketing this album as "enough of the commercial shit, back to older aspects" but it's good. The last three songs (- Ophele) + Khanjar are some killer tracks imo.

After listening to this album I come here waiting to find really bad critics about it but for my surprise, I find the opposite. I promise I'll give it another try because I love Elvenking but so far the album has been REALLY boring...

There is a song named Khanjar which means bodkin, I wonder why they have chosen that title !

Dunno why they chose the name but it's a pretty good song, the best on this album I think. It's an instrumental btw.

now that I'm listening to the song on youtube it's got strong oriental tone.Perhaps that's the reason, and yeah regardless of the genre I liked it but I would love to know which of them chose that title.

now that I'm listening to the song on youtube it's got strong oriental tone.Perhaps that's the reason, and yeah regardless of the genre I liked it but I would love to know which of them chose that title.

Sounds like it yeah, and it's a bit different to the sort of folk they usually go for. Guess that's why it's a bonus. A pleasant surprise anyway.

Undeniably catchy, and with a strong folk sound running throughout the majority of the tracks. I still find the overblown melody and so-so vocal delivery slightly off-putting, but the instrumental performance is enough to make up for that. My personal highlights would be "I am the Monster" and "Forget-Me-Not".